waddy
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thumb|Waddies made by the Arrernte people thumb|Aboriginal man carrying waddy, woomera (spear-thrower) and spear, South Australia, c. 1876 A waddy, nulla-nulla, leangle or boondi is an Aboriginal Australian hardwood club or hunting stick for use as a weapon or as a throwing stick for hunting animals. Waddy comes from the Darug people of Port Jackson, Sydney. Boondi is the Wiradjuri word for this implement. Leangle is a Djadjawurrung word for a club with a hooked striking head.
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thumb|Waddies made by the Arrernte people thumb|Aboriginal man carrying waddy, woomera (spear-thrower) and spear, South Australia, c. 1876 A waddy, nulla-nulla, leangle or boondi is an Aboriginal Australian hardwood club or hunting stick for use as a weapon or as a throwing stick for hunting animals. Waddy comes from the Darug people of Port Jackson, Sydney. Boondi is the Wiradjuri word for this implement. Leangle is a Djadjawurrung word for a club with a hooked striking head.
==Description and use== A waddy is a heavy pointed club constructed of carved hardwood timber; it was a traditional weapon developed by Aboriginal people in Australia.